Who is the Hart County Clerk of Superior Court?

Hugh " Frankie" Gray (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Hart County, Georgia.

Who is the Hart County Coroner?

Mike Adams (Republican) is the Coroner of Hart County, Georgia.

Who is the Hart County County Surveyor?

Dean H. Teasley (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Hart County, Georgia.

Who is the Hart County Sheriff?

Chris W. Carroll (Republican) is the Sheriff of Hart County, Georgia.

Who is the Hart County Tax Commissioner?

Karen Martin (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Hart County, Georgia.

Who are the Hart County commissioners?

Michael Bennett (District 1); Frankie Teasley (District 2); Marshall Sayer (District 3); Joey Dorsey (District 5).

Who is on the Hart County School Board?

Lonnie Robinson (Board of Education Member, District 1); Henley Cleary (Board of Education Member, District 2); Kimberly H. Pierce (Board of Education Member, District 3); Dennis Dowell (Board of Education Member, District 5).

What is the population of Hart County?

About 26,939 people, with a median age of 44.8; the median household income is $59,385 and 11.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Hart County?

3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 464 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,779, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Hart County?

6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 2 special district governments.

Hart County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Hart County: 13 seats on 7 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Hart County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Michael Bennett Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Frankie Teasley Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Marshall Sayer Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	Joey Dorsey Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Hugh " Frankie" Gray Republican source
Coroner	Mike Adams Republican source
County Surveyor	Dean H. Teasley Republican source
Sheriff	Chris W. Carroll Republican source
Tax Commissioner	Karen Martin Republican source

School Board

Hart County Board of Education

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Member, District 1	Lonnie Robinson Democratic source
Board of Education Member, District 2	Henley Cleary Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Board of Education Member, District 3	Kimberly H. Pierce Republican source
Board of Education Member, District 5	Dennis Dowell Republican source

How many local governments Hart County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Hart County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	2	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	2	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Hart County

26,939people

44.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$59,385 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

20.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$215,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

10.8%U.S.: 8.4%

45.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

27.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.3% · White 73.9% · Black 17% · Asian 1.4% · Other or more than one race 3.5% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Hart County

3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Georgia: 3.5%.

464people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

12,315people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

12,779in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.6%	464	12,315	12,779
August 2026	3.4%	432	12,190	12,622
July 2026	3.1%	385	12,069	12,454
June 2026	3.4%	414	11,909	12,323
May 2026	2.9%	358	12,068	12,426
April 2026	2.7%	332	12,039	12,371
March 2026	3.2%	398	11,885	12,283
February 2026	3.5%	438	11,927	12,365
January 2026	3.4%	418	11,733	12,151
December 2025	3.2%	396	11,876	12,272
November 2025	3.6%	447	12,049	12,496
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.2%	398	11,865	12,263
August 2025	3.7%	450	11,701	12,151
July 2025	3.6%	438	11,586	12,024
June 2025	3.6%	439	11,674	12,113
May 2025	3.4%	407	11,650	12,057
April 2025	2.9%	355	11,736	12,091
March 2025	3.4%	416	11,668	12,084
February 2025	3.6%	433	11,596	12,029
January 2025	3.5%	424	11,602	12,026
December 2024	3.2%	387	11,738	12,125
November 2024	3.5%	421	11,762	12,183
October 2024	3.2%	393	11,788	12,181

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.4%	418	11,728	12,146
2024	3.6%	426	11,530	11,956
2023	3.3%	387	11,238	11,625
2022	3.4%	379	10,809	11,188
2021	4.3%	456	10,214	10,670
2020	5.9%	613	9,756	10,369
2019	3.9%	414	10,187	10,601
2018	4.0%	424	10,284	10,708
2017	4.8%	500	9,853	10,353
2016	5.9%	589	9,479	10,068

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Georgia's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Hart County

189.8 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 296.9.

787.7 per 100,0002025. Georgia: 1,409.3.

2murders2025, 53 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	53	189.8	220	787.7
2024	75	272.2	238	863.6
2023	90	335.7	404	1,507.1
2022	66	250.4	354	1,343.0
2021	84	325.7	452	1,752.8
2020	94	367.5	531	2,075.9
2019	81	317.9	373	1,464.1
2018	92	366.1	496	1,973.9
2017	69	276.6	499	2,000.1
2016	91	365.8	700	2,813.8

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Hart County Sheriff's Office	2025	45	122	23,165
Hartwell Police Department	2025	8	98	4,764

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Georgia · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.08 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 27,929 people.

58sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

14civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Hart County Sheriff's Office	38	8	23,165
Hartwell Police Department	20	6	4,764

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	58	2.08	14	2
2024	51	1.85	47	2
2023	48	1.79	31	2
2022	48	1.82	27	2
2021	48	1.86	29	2
2020	50	1.95	24	2
2019	48	1.88	10	2
2018	49	1.95	10	2
2017	47	1.88	12	2
2016	51	2.05	26	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Hart County Clerk of Superior Court?: Hugh " Frankie" Gray (Republican) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Hart County, Georgia.
Who is the Hart County Coroner?: Mike Adams (Republican) is the Coroner of Hart County, Georgia.
Who is the Hart County County Surveyor?: Dean H. Teasley (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Hart County, Georgia.
Who is the Hart County Sheriff?: Chris W. Carroll (Republican) is the Sheriff of Hart County, Georgia.
Who is the Hart County Tax Commissioner?: Karen Martin (Republican) is the Tax Commissioner of Hart County, Georgia.
Who are the Hart County commissioners?: Michael Bennett (District 1); Frankie Teasley (District 2); Marshall Sayer (District 3); Joey Dorsey (District 5).
Who is on the Hart County School Board?: Lonnie Robinson (Board of Education Member, District 1); Henley Cleary (Board of Education Member, District 2); Kimberly H. Pierce (Board of Education Member, District 3); Dennis Dowell (Board of Education Member, District 5).
What is the population of Hart County?: About 26,939 people, with a median age of 44.8; the median household income is $59,385 and 11.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Hart County?: 3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 464 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,779, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Hart County?: 6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 1 school district and 2 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Georgia Secretary of State's official results of each seat's last election (the November 2024 general, or a special election since), and for seats up in 2026 whose 2022 result the SOS site doesn't carry, the incumbent the SOS marks on that seat's 2026 primary, nonpartisan or November contest; officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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